diff --git a/org_mode_samples/object/regular_link/search_option.org b/org_mode_samples/object/regular_link/search_option.org
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aba6af03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org_mode_samples/object/regular_link/search_option.org
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Does not become a search option because it is inside parenthesis.
+[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shebang_(Uni::x)]]
diff --git a/src/compare/diff.rs b/src/compare/diff.rs
index 6141b29e..04ee74c1 100644
--- a/src/compare/diff.rs
+++ b/src/compare/diff.rs
@@ -2802,8 +2802,8 @@ fn compare_regular_link<'b, 's>(
         ),
         (
             EmacsField::Required(":application"),
-            compare_identity,
-            compare_property_always_nil
+            |r| r.application.as_ref(),
+            compare_property_quoted_string
         ),
         (
             EmacsField::Required(":search-option"),
diff --git a/src/parser/plain_link.rs b/src/parser/plain_link.rs
index 2d2c82b2..5ef46f2d 100644
--- a/src/parser/plain_link.rs
+++ b/src/parser/plain_link.rs
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ fn parse_path_plain<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
     ))(input)
 }
 
-fn parse_file_and_application<'s>(
+pub(crate) fn parse_file_and_application<'s>(
     input: OrgSource<'s>,
 ) -> Res<OrgSource<'s>, Option<OrgSource<'s>>> {
     let (remaining, _) = tag("file")(input)?;
diff --git a/src/parser/regular_link.rs b/src/parser/regular_link.rs
index e0812fe3..0ea5db44 100644
--- a/src/parser/regular_link.rs
+++ b/src/parser/regular_link.rs
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ fn regular_link_without_description<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
             raw_link: path.raw_link,
             search_option: path.search_option,
             children: Vec::new(),
+            application: path.application,
         },
     ))
 }
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ fn regular_link_with_description<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
             raw_link: path.raw_link,
             search_option: path.search_option,
             children: description,
+            application: path.application,
         },
     ))
 }
@@ -105,6 +107,7 @@ struct PathReg<'s> {
     path: Cow<'s, str>,
     raw_link: Cow<'s, str>,
     search_option: Option<Cow<'s, str>>,
+    application: Option<Cow<'s, str>>,
 }
 
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "tracing", tracing::instrument(ret, level = "debug"))]
@@ -161,6 +164,7 @@ fn parse_path_reg<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
                 path: link.path.into_owned().into(),
                 raw_link: link.raw_link.into_owned().into(),
                 search_option: link.search_option.map(|s| s.into_owned().into()),
+                application: link.application.map(|s| s.into_owned().into()),
             },
         ))
     } else {
@@ -240,6 +244,8 @@ fn apply_link_templates<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
 }
 
 fn file_path_reg<'s>(input: OrgSource<'s>) -> Res<OrgSource<'s>, PathReg<'s>> {
+    // TODO: Update this to parse out the application like plain link does.
+    // TODO: Handle parenthesis like plain link does.
     let (remaining, (raw_link, (_, path, search_option))) = consumed(tuple((
         alt((tag("file:"), peek(tag(".")), peek(tag("/")))),
         recognize(many_till(anychar, alt((peek(tag("::")), eof)))),
@@ -256,6 +262,7 @@ fn file_path_reg<'s>(input: OrgSource<'s>) -> Res<OrgSource<'s>, PathReg<'s>> {
             search_option: search_option
                 .map(Into::<&str>::into)
                 .map(Into::<Cow<str>>::into),
+            application: todo!(),
         },
     ))
 }
@@ -269,6 +276,7 @@ fn id_path_reg<'s>(input: OrgSource<'s>) -> Res<OrgSource<'s>, PathReg<'s>> {
             path: path.into(),
             raw_link: raw_link.into(),
             search_option: None,
+            application: None,
         },
     ))
 }
@@ -282,6 +290,7 @@ fn custom_id_path_reg<'s>(input: OrgSource<'s>) -> Res<OrgSource<'s>, PathReg<'s
             path: path.into(),
             raw_link: raw_link.into(),
             search_option: None,
+            application: None,
         },
     ))
 }
@@ -299,6 +308,7 @@ fn code_ref_path_reg<'s>(input: OrgSource<'s>) -> Res<OrgSource<'s>, PathReg<'s>
             path: path.into(),
             raw_link: raw_link.into(),
             search_option: None,
+            application: None,
         },
     ))
 }
@@ -319,6 +329,7 @@ fn protocol_path_reg<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
             path: path.into(),
             raw_link: raw_link.into(),
             search_option: None,
+            application: None,
         },
     ))
 }
@@ -332,6 +343,7 @@ fn fuzzy_path_reg<'s>(input: OrgSource<'s>) -> Res<OrgSource<'s>, PathReg<'s>> {
             path: body.into(),
             raw_link: body.into(),
             search_option: None,
+            application: None,
         },
     ))
 }
diff --git a/src/types/object.rs b/src/types/object.rs
index a8d2edb2..16e69df1 100644
--- a/src/types/object.rs
+++ b/src/types/object.rs
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ pub struct RegularLink<'s> {
     pub raw_link: Cow<'s, str>,
     pub search_option: Option<Cow<'s, str>>,
     pub children: Vec<Object<'s>>,
+    pub application: Option<Cow<'s, str>>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]